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7-3.4 Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Industrialize | develop or modernize a country with factories and buisnesses |
| Industrial Revolution | A time of significant change that started around 1750. It began in England. A time when powerful machines replaced human labor |
| Textile Industries | factories making textiles and thread |
| Agricultural Revolution | allowed people to efficiently grow more crops in a limited amount of space with a few workers |
| Enclosure Movement | wealthy farmers bought land from small farmers; profit gained in an increased level of production |
| Crop Rotation | a systematic planting of different crops in a particular order over several years; purpose is to increase soil fertility |
| Agricultural Yield | amount of crops produced |
| Cottage Industries | a small buisness run from home |
| Textiles | cloth |
| Division of Labor | separation of a work process into a number of tasks, with each task performed by a different person |
| Interchangable Parts | when one part can easily replace another |
| Mass Production | the manufacture of goods in large quantities by machinery |
| Assembly Line | an arrangement of workers and machines in a factory, where each worker deals with only one part of a product |
| Laissez-faire Capitalism | where the government leaves the people alone regarding all economic activities; all factors of production are privately owned |
| Social Darwinism | "survival of the fittest"; either killed or be killed |
| Socialism | emphasizes equality rather than achievement |
| Karl Maex & Friedrich Engels | believed in a classless society; opposite of capitalism |
| Labor Unions | an organization of workers formed to protect their rights |
| Proletariat | the "have-nots"; the workers |
| Bourgeoisie | the "haves"; the owners |